Saudi deploys 100000 troops to secure Hajj pilgrimage
The Interior Ministry says 100000 security personnel will oversee the Hajj in Mecca and Mina with elite counterterrorism units and thousands of CCTV feeds. About 3 million pilgrims are expected for a five day ritual. Recent IS attacks in the region heighten security and caution.
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Saudi Arabia
Interior Ministry
Mansour al-Turki
Al-Turki
Associated Press
Mina
Civil Defense
Grand Mosque
Mohammed bin Nayef
Kuwait
Najd
Francis urges Cuba and U.S. to deepen relations
Pope Francis called on Cuba and the United States to persevere and develop all possibilities of their newly restored ties. He met with Raul Castro and President Obama’s delegations in Havana, praising reconciliation and urging continued progress toward normal relations amid ongoing embargo debates.
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Pope Francis
Cuba
Raul Castro
Havana
U.S
Jose Marti
Francis
United States
Barack Obama
America
Castro
Migrants Reach Austria Amid Chaos at European Borders
Migrants arrive in Austria after chaotic cross border marches as Balkan states tighten controls. Adeeb Jaafri from Damascus feels relief arriving in Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal while families are split and many seek onward routes to Germany and beyond.
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Croatia
Hungary
Slovenia
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Turkey
Greece
Macedonia
European Union
Adeeb Jaafri
Damascus
Heiligenkreuz Im Lafnitztal
Hala Khatib
Germany
landscaper charged in Phoenix freeway shootings
Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., a 21 year old landscaper, faces aggravated assault criminal damage disorderly conduct and terrorism charges after a gun traced to his pawn shop surfaced in four shootings along I 10 on August 29 30. prosecutors seek high bail while Merritt claims he is the wrong guy.
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Phoenix
Leslie Allen Merritt Jr
Ed Leiter
Maricopa County
Merritt
Wal-Mart
Glendale
Doug Ducey
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Bart Graves
Graves
Interstate 10
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Maridi
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Alison Martin
Red Cross
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Kerry
London
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Russia
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Philip Hammond
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